Doral's New Heart

A community will often be placed on the map when a local attraction becomes all the rage. Coconut Grove has Coco Walk. Coral Gables has Miracle Mile. An otherwise average town like Sunrise even has places like the Office Depot Center and Sawgrass Mills to bring revenue to their town. Doral, a city established in June of 2003, is next with Downtown Doral.

Downtown Doral will be bordered on the west by NW 87th Avenue, on the north by NW 54th Street, on the east by NW 79th Avenue, and on the south by the Doral Resort's White Course. Upon completion, Downtown Doral will have 2,840 residential units, over 1 million square feet of commercial space, including 180,000 sq. ft. of retail space, and 400,000 sq. ft. of new class 'A' office space that will mostly house national tenants for either corporate or regional headquarters.

Although Doral already houses a world class golf resort and spa, Downtown Doral will work as a perfect supplement to it whereas upon completion it will be walking distance from the Doral Resort.

Local politicians and developers alike hail the vision as a welcome and lucrative addition to Doral. Many locals are also on board and look forward to a booming cosmopolitan area that they can call their own.

Don't let the publicity fool you though. Many worry that such an expansive area will lessen the quaint and somewhat suburban feel of Doral and worsen traffic in an area that already fights it. Developers do assure that they are working with the best planners and architects to counter these concerns.

Construction has already begun of Doral's new center and will be built in phases over the next decade. The beginning phases of Downtown Doral are set to open in as little as one year.

For more information visit http://www.downtowndoral.com

-Lalinda